Way to early for the hotseat for Fox. I wasn't overly happy when he was hired; after all he is 1 game above .500 in his career I think (or very close to that), and the panthers were in a rapid state of decline. That said I think he's done a very good job thus far. Getting that team to the playoffs last year and winning a playoff game has to be one of the better coaching seasons I've seen in a while.

IIRC they were in a state of decline more-so because they were starting a rebuild while cutting bigger salaries and older players.. a decision that was not his alone but the owner and GM..